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How Oscar Lost Its Sense of Humor -- and 20 Comedies Worthy of Best Picture
- It was nice to see Silver Linings Playbook on the list of nominees for Best Picture this year. Mind you -- I'll lay odds it won't win, and fun as it is, against the fiel...
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For His Birthday, the Best of Oscar Winner Jack Lemmon
- As we enter the lead-up time to the annual Oscar ceremony, I find myself looking back to past winners and nominees. This year one name in particular came to mind, as I ...
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Remembering Two Greats
- NEW YORK — What a couple of mugs, sporting less-than-perfect physiques in the bargain. But was there anything lovelier than Jack Klugman or Charles Durning doing w...
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Did you hear the one about an Arianna Huffington sitcom?
- When I first read the headline about Arianna Huffington getting into the TV comedy business, I had visions of her as Maude or something equally as bizarre. Fortunately,...
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The Brady Bunch was not better than The Odd Couple
- This isn't some random thought I suddenly had this morning, it's actually in response to AOL Television's list of the 40 best TV shows of the 1970s. The Odd Couple, one ...
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Modern-day Felix Ungers: Seven TV neat-freaks - VIDEOS
- Do you think when Neil Simon created the character of Felix Unger in The Odd Couple he knew that he was spawning a generation or two (maybe more) of Felix Unger wannabes...
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Jon Cryer not counting on that Emmy
- Don't get him wrong; Jon Cryer is thrilled to be nominated for an Emmy again. This is his third nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as Alan Har...
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The Odd Couple: Password - VIDEO
- (Originally aired Dec. 1, 1972) Since CBS will debut a new, updated version of the classic game show Password this Sunday at 8, I thought it would be a good idea to talk ...
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TV Obits: Cowan, Howard, Archard, Tyne, McDonough, Gampel
- A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away. Warren Cowan: He was a veteran publicist who had an incredible list of cl...
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Jack Klugman sues NBC over Quincy profits
- This is a very odd story, and not because it involves one-half of TV's most enjoyable sitcoms ever, The Odd Couple, but it's not about that show. It's about his other suc...
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One is neat, one is a slob. Both are divorced and need a place to stay. That's how fussy photographer Felix Unger and sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison end up sharing a New York City apartment. The arguments are endless but funny; it's like watching your parents fight.








